Second arrest made in Baker shooting

Second arrest made in Baker shooting

Man arrested hours before memorial for victims

BAKER — A man asked by an acquaintance to work a security detail at a birthday party last weekend where four teenagers were shot was arrested Thursday after telling investigators he was the person who fired two shots into the ground in an attempt to control the chaos.

The arrest was announced hours before a candlelight memorial Thursday night honoring the memory of Marcell Franklin, a 15-year-old girl who died at the party, Kendal Dorsey, 15, and Diontrey Claiborne, 18, both of whom died later at hospitals.

Javaughn Simmons, 19, who was shot in the face, is expected to recover.

Cavalier, wearing a yellow shirt with the word “Security” on it the night of the party, told investigators he fired two shots from a handgun outside the Baker Civic Club on March 28 in an attempt to control the crowd after the shootings inside, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

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Knaps previously said two shell casings found outside the building on North Magnolia Drive possibly could have been fired by a security guard and that detectives were investigating the role of security guards at the party.

Cavalier told investigators he did not possess a concealed weapons carrying license nor did he have any certification or training that would have permitted him to carry a firearm while performing security at the party, the affidavit says.

Police previously arrested Nakeydran L. Williams, 16, the accused shooter of the teens, and booked him into the East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Detention Center on three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder and one count of illegal possession of a weapon.

After Thursday night’s candlelight memorial service was over, sisters Chasety and Porchea Brown stood in the middle of the crowd still gathered in Baker City Park, without their little sister, Marcell Franklin.

“What can you say. All you can do is stay strong and pray. There’s only so much crying you can do,” said Chasety Brown, a 21-year-old college student.